Indian Knowledge Systems

This topic gathers materials on ancient Indian science, medicine, polity, performance, astronomy, logic, and technical traditions. In this archive such works are rarely isolated from religion or history; instead they show how textual learning, ritual, and civilizational memory reinforce one another across Vedic Literature And Cosmology, Hindu Thought And Sacred Geography, and Ancient Indian Chronology.

Focus

This page tracks 15 sources whose titles or opening passages most directly map onto indian knowledge systems. Together they show how this archive treats textual memory, archaeology, language, and civilizational interpretation as mutually reinforcing rather than isolated fields.

Source Coverage

  • Ancient India as Described by Ptolemy: Source in the archive focused on Ancient India as Described by Ptolemy. See also Source Digest A F.
  • Ancient system of Hindu astronomy: Source on Hindu thought, identity, or sacred geography framed around Ancient system of Hindu astronomy. See also Source Digest A F. Related: Hindu Thought And Sacred Geography.
  • Arthashastra: Knowledge-systems source on Arthashastra, spanning science, statecraft, medicine, or technical learning. See also Source Digest A F.
  • arXiv:physics/0207026v2 [physics.hist-ph] 2 Aug 2002: Source in the archive focused on arXiv:physics/0207026v2 [physics.hist-ph] 2 Aug 2002. See also Source Digest A F. Related: Ancient Indian Chronology.
  • arXiv:physics/9804020v3 [physics.hist-ph] 15 Jan 2001: Source in the archive focused on arXiv:physics/9804020v3 [physics.hist-ph] 15 Jan 2001. See also Source Digest A F. Related: Vedic Literature And Cosmology.
  • Hindu Castes and Sects: Source on Hindu thought, identity, or sacred geography framed around Hindu Castes and Sects. See also Source Digest G M. Related: Hindu Thought And Sacred Geography.
  • Indian Mythology According to the MahĆbhĆrata: Epic-focused source on Indian Mythology According to the MahĆbhĆrata, used for questions of historicity, geography, or narrative memory. See also Source Digest G M. Related: Epics And Itihasa.
  • Kak - Consciousness in Ancient India: Source in the archive focused on Kak - Consciousness in Ancient India. See also Source Digest G M. Related: Vedic Literature And Cosmology.
  • Kundali: Source in the archive focused on Kundali. See also Source Digest G M. Related: Indo European And Aryan Debate.
  • Massive_Erosion_in_Monsoonal_Central_Ind: Source in the archive focused on Massive_Erosion_in_Monsoonal_Central_Ind. See also Source Digest G M.
  • Natyashastra: Knowledge-systems source on Natyashastra, spanning science, statecraft, medicine, or technical learning. See also Source Digest N S.
  • Nyaya Sutras: Vedic or textual source centered on Nyaya Sutras, useful for theology, symbolism, or early tradition. See also Source Digest N S.
  • SECRET_OF_CREATION_Religion_and_Science: Knowledge-systems source on SECRET_OF_CREATION_Religion_and_Science, spanning science, statecraft, medicine, or technical learning. See also Source Digest N S. Related: Vedic Literature And Cosmology.
  • The positive sciences of the ancient Hindus: Archaeological or river-history source on The positive sciences of the ancient Hindus, relevant to Indus-Sarasvati continuity debates. See also Source Digest T Z. Related: Sarasvati And Harappan World.
  • The yoga-system of Patajali; or, The ancient Hindu doctrine of concentration of mind, embracing the mnemonic rules, called Yoga-sutras, of Patajali, and the comment, called Yoga-bhashya: Vedic or textual source centered on The yoga-system of Patajali; or, The ancient Hindu doctrine of concentration of mind, embracing the mnemonic rules, called Yoga-sutras, of Patajali, and the comment, called Yoga-bhashya, useful for theology, symbolism, or early tradition. See also Source Digest T Z. Related: Vedic Literature And Cosmology.